Associate Professor or Lecturer in Modern Latin American Area Studies Hiroshima University, Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Faculty Open Position

(Open recruitment limited to female)

1. Affiliation: Academy of Hiroshima University（Graduate School of Integrated Arts andSciences, Department of Studies of Civilization and Society）In accordance with the provisions of Article 8, “Special Provisions of Measures Pertainingto Women Workers,” of the Equal Employment Opportunity Law for Men and Women, anopen recruitment limited to female researchers is conducted as one measure to activelyincrease the current low ratio of female faculty members.

2. Position and Number of Positions: Associate Professor or Lecturer (tenure position),one (1)

3. Date of Commencement of Employment: April 1, 2018.

4. Field of Specialization: Modern Latin American Area Studies

5. Courses to Teach:

Undergraduate level (general education courses): Spanish, etc.

Undergraduate level (discipline specific courses): Latin American Area Studies,Seminar in Latin American Area Studies, Special Study, etc.

* In addition to the courses listed above he or she may be asked to teach generaleducation courses and/or discipline-specific courses in other undergraduate andgraduate schools.

6. Application Requirements:

Applicants must satisfy all of the following requirements.

(1) Female researcher.

(2) Hold a doctoral degree or an equivalent degree.

Have sufficient research achievements and teaching experience in the above field ofspecialization.

(3) Have sufficient Japanese ability to participate in administrative affairs .

(4) Be able to teach classes and supervise students in Japanese and Spanish.

7. Application Documents

(1) Curriculum Vitae (including a recent photograph, e-mail address, and academicsocieties) Applicants must include the names and contact details of two personsfrom whom references may be sought.

(2) A list of academic achievements should include books, academic papers, conference proceedings and other works such as a book review, translation, and conferencepresentation. Works must be numbered and five major works must be marked.

Underline the numbers of academic papers published in refereed journals.

*Please list the information of the doctoral thesis at the end of the researchachievement list. (Title, total number of pages, year)

(3) Summary of each of the five major works in both approximately 400 Japaneseletters and 200 English words.

(4) A one-page statement of your academic achievements and future research interestsin either 500 English words or 1,000 Japanese letters.

(5) A one-page statement of your teaching experience and hopes in either 500 Englishwords or 1,000 Japanese letters.

(6) List of acquired external funding over the last five years.

(7) A letter of recommendation.

(8) Any other materials you think helpful.

(9) Hard copies (original or offprint publications) of the five major works.

In addition, applicants are requested to submit (1) to (6) documents in Word2007/2010/2013 or PDF files on a CD-ROM, or a USB memory stick, in addition tothe hardcopies outlined above.

8. Deadline for applications:

All application documents must reach us by 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 15th, 2017(Japanese standard time).

* Print in red “Application documents for a faculty member position in the GraduateSchool of Integrated Arts and Sciences (Modern Latin American Area Studies)” on theenvelope containing the application documents and send it by registered mail.

10. Selection Procedures

(1) Selection will be based on application documents.

(2) We may hold an interview as needed. The interview may include a mock lesson. As ageneral rule, we will conduct simulated lessons in Spanish and Japanese. In such acase, please note that no travel expenses will be provided. If we hold interviews withapplicants who have passed the selection based on their application documents, wewill inform them of the form of interview that we plan to have.

(3) Hiroshima University promotes gender equality in accordance with the legislativeintent of the Basic Law for a Gender-Equal Society.

11. Salary, etc.

(1) The annual salary will be applied to successful candidates.

(Regulations Concerning Salaries of Hiroshima University Faculty Members will be applied. )

(2) Successful candidates may be reimbursed for travel expenses incurred for the tripthey make to assume their post from their home or former place of work to the newplace of work, in accordance with the relevant regulations of Hiroshima University.For more information, please contact us.

12. Evaluation

We conduct individual performance evaluations for all Hiroshima University facultymembers after their employment, numerically rate their performance, and considertheir evaluation results in their treatment.

13. Miscellaneous

(1) Personal information obtained from application documents will not be used orprovided to any third party for purposes other than the necessary proceduresrelated to personnel affairs, salary, and welfare. Application documents ofapplicants whom we have decided not to employ will be returned to those applicantsin an appropriate manner, after the completion of relevant selection processes.

(2) All the faculty members of Hiroshima University belong to the "Academy", which isthe single university-wide faculty organization, and each as a member of theAcademy of the University is appointed to educational and research organizationssuch as an individual undergraduate school, graduate school, research center andinstitute.

(3) Participation in university-wide administrative work may be required.